Monday, 16 January 2017

Important Indian’s Dynasties and their Founder

By GK Planet Team Monday, 16 January 2017

India is a vast country and was ruled by various dynasties in different periods. The rulers were of Indian origin or came from other parts of the world, especially from west or north. They settled here forever instead of returning to their homeland outside India.

Some of the important dynasties of India are as follows.

Ancient Indian Dynasties and Their Founders

Indian Dynasties in Chronological Order

Dynasty

Founder

Period

Remark

Haryanka Dynasty (Magadha)

Bimbisara

684 BC – 413 BC

Nanda Dynasty (Magadha)

Mahapadmananda

345 BC – 321 BC

Mauryan Dynasty (Magadha)

Chandragupta Maurya

322 BC – 185 BC

Sunga Dynasty (Magadha)

Pushyamitra Sunga

185 BC – 75 BC

Kanva Dynasty (Magadha)

Vasudeva

75 BC - 30 BC

Satvahana Dynasty (Maharashtra)

Simuka

230 BC – 220 CE

Kushan Dynasty (West-Northern India)

Kadphises

50 AD - 250 AD

Chola Dynasty, Adi (Cholamandalama)

Karikala

190 AD - 600 AD

Gupta Dynasty (Magadha)

Srigupta

320 AD - 600 AD

Gupta Dynasty ruled area was Bihar, Uttar Pradesh. The
ruled period was 320 - 550 A.D. The most prominent rulers of Gupta Dynasty
were Chandragupta and Samudragupta.

Chalukya Badami Dynasty (Badami)

Pulkeshin I

543 AD – 753 AD

Chalukya Dynasty ruled in Southern part of
India(Gujarat and Karnataka). The ruling period was 6th to 8th & 10th to
12th Century. The most famous rulers in the empire of the Chalukyas were
Pulakesin I and Pulakesin II.

Pallava Dynasty (Kanchi)-

Singha Vishnu

550 AD - 897 AD

Pallava Dynasty was a pastoral tribe who ruled the
southern parts of India(Chennai, Andhra Pradwsh) for almost 500 years. Simha
Vishnu is the founder of Pallava dynasty.

Chalukya Vengi Dynasty (Vengi)

Vishnu Vardhana

615 AD - 1118 AD

Rashtrakuta Dynasty (Maharashtra)-

Danti Durga

753 AD – 982 AD

Pala Dynasty (Bengal)

Gopala

750 AD – 1174 AD

Pala Dynasty ruled in Bihar and Bengal regions of South
Asia, in the period of 750 - 1174 AD. The founder of the Pala Dynasty was
Gopala.

Chola Dynasty (Tamil Region)

Vijayalaya

850 AD - 1279 AD

Chola Dynasty rulers ruled in Tamilnadu, Patna, Bihar,
Bengal and Srilanka. The period was 300 B.C. to 1250 A.D. The most famous
rulers of Chola Dynasty were Vijayalaya, Aditya-I, Rajraja Chola, etc

Slave Dynasty (Northern India)-

Qutubudin Aibak

1206 AD – 1290 AD

The Mamluk Dynasty (sometimes referred as Slave
Dynasty or Ghulam Dynasty) (Persian: سلطنتمملوک‎‎), (Urdu: غلامخاندان‎) was directed into Northern India by
Qutb ud-Din Aibak, a Turkic general from Central Asia.

Khilji Dynasty (Northern India)-

Jalal-ud-din Khilji

1290 AD – 1320 AD

The area of Khilji Dynasty was Northern part of India
i.e. Gujarat, Malwa, Ujjain.The period when the dynasty ruled was 1201 - 1390
AD. The ruler of Khilji Dynasty was Jalaluddin Khilji

Tughlaq Dynasty (Northern India)

Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq

1320 AD – 1414 AD

The founders real name was Ghazi Malik and he ruled
from 1320 - 1325. He founded the city of Tughlaqabad outside Delhi.

Lodhi Dynasty (Northern India)

Bahlol Lodhi

1451 AD – 1526 AD

The ruled area of Lodhi Dynasty was central part of
India - Delhi, Punjab, the dynasty lasted from 1451 - 1526. Rulers of this
dynasty were Buhlul Lodi, Sikandar Lodi, Ibrahim lodhi.

Mughal Dynasty (large part of Indian Subcontinent)-

Babur

1526 AD – 1857 AD

The Mughals ruled from Kabul to Assam and Kashmir to
Tanjore on vast regions of India, they ruled from 1526 to 1858 or 16th to
18th century. Zahiruddun Mohammed Babur founded the Mughal Emphire in India.

»Magadha
formed one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (Sanskrit: "Great
Countries") of ancient India. The core of the kingdom was the area of Bihar south of the Ganges; its first capital
was Rajagriha (modern Rajgir),
then Pataliputra (modern Patna). Rajagriha was
initially known as 'Girivrijja' and later came to be known as so during the
reign of Ajatashatru.

»Babur,
the founder of the largest dynasty India has ever seen, passed away on December
26 in 1530. Considered as one of the finest Mughal emperors, Babur succeeded in
securing the dynasty's position in Delhi after a series of sultanates failed to
consolidate their seats and his empire went on to rule over 300 years in India.

Who was the founder of the Delhi Sultanate?

Although his predecessor Qutb ud Din Aibak established the Mamluk Dynasty of Delhi, Iltutmish is considered the founder of the Delhi Sultanate, because he consolidated its position in India. Shams-ud-din Iltutmish was the third ruler of the Slave dynasty.

Who was the last Hindu ruler of the Delhi kingdom?

Rai Pithora, commonly known as Prithviraj Chauhan ( c. 1166–1192 CE), was a Rajput king of the Chauhan dynasty, who ruled the kingdoms of Ajmer and Delhi in northern India during the latter half of the 12th century. Prithviraj Chauhan was the last independent Hindu king, before Hemu, to sit upon the throne of Delhi.